MATRIXSYNTH

Adrian Utley's Theremin

via this auction
"A theremin custom-made for Adrian Utley of Portishead, by No. 1 Electronics of London.

The sparkle finish made some of the labels difficult to stick on, so it's not totally clear what everything does. But it clearly works, and pretty well too - although as Adrian himself once famously said, learning to play the theremin is a job for life.

You can tell this is a custom item by looking at the serial number: AU02. It has extra sockets to output CV and gate - so it should be possible to use it to control all sorts of other stuff. Works on 9V battery (included) but also seems to have a 9V PSU input socket.

Will come with provenance from Adrian."

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Vintage Synth: the Minimoog Model D

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"'Modifiers', 'Frequency cutoff, 'emphasis' 'envelope', - a whole new vocabulary for musicians in 1970.

Designed by Robert Moog in 1970, the Minimoog Model D synthesizer is still regarded as the Rolls Royce equivalent of analog keyboard-based synthesizers. Specifically designed for touring musicians, the minimoog exported electronic music experiments from university labs out to the masses - and her deep farting bass-sounds (think of Kraftwerk's Autobahn), lead and space bleeps and sweeps have become HUGELY popular over the last 38 years.

There were originally 13,000 minimoogs produced between 1970 and 1981. After a brief hiatus during the digital-synth craze in the 1980s, the minimoog enjoyed a resurgence of interest among musicians since the 1990s...and yes, it's becoming harder to get a hold on one.

I obtained this Mini from a studio garage sale back in 1989 for US$ 150 (in prime condition - save the crackling external input knob). After lying dormant for 7 years now, it's time to bring life back into this 1973 model D mini. Tropical humidity heavily damaged the furnishing. It needs re-tuning of the oscillators, cleaning of the electronic board, new switches for filter modulation, and thinking about a new base panel."

Dual Frac Rac Zeroscillators & Saws

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Frequency Dance No.5

YouTube via nero54ad
"This was shot while laying down the basic track for the latest in my Frequency Dance series."

Drum n bass with various gear

YouTube via filtersweeperVCO
"Just a bassline sequenced by the MPC 1000, triggering the Moog Voyager, and then running the signal through a Sherman Filterbank. The MPC has the drums running from the assignable outs on the back and into the Kaoss pad."